CSPI Food Policy Catalyst Subgrants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- District of Columbia
Overview
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and affiliate CSPI Action Fund provide subgrants through the Food Policy Catalyst initiative, seeking and supporting partnerships with community-based organizations and advocates at the local and state levels to advance food and nutrition policies and campaigns that improve public health. As a re-grantor stewarding philanthropic dollars, CSPI builds the capacity of partner organizations to address food-system issues in their communities. Applicant: community-based organizations and advocates.
How to Apply
CSPI describes its subgrant partnerships as long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with community-based organizations and advocates working on food/nutrition policy. Deadline not stated (likely by-partnership / rolling).
What Center for Science in the Public Interest actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $409K
- Median grant
- $37K
- Range
- $12K–$60K
- 0% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in District of Columbia, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Georgia 15%, New Mexico 15%, New York 12%. Top recipient cities: Atlanta, GA; Anthony, NM; Bronx, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 73% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Emory University · Atlanta, GA
Constructing case studies of dollar store policies to inform the ongoing policy…
$60K
La Semilla Food Center · Anthony, NM
Supporting regional power building through a community based, emergent fellowship design
$60K
Interfaith Public Health Network (Fiscal Sponsor Church of God of Prophecy · Bronx, NY
Supporting passage of new york city council legislation to require kids meals at chain…
$49K
Sustainable Food Center · Austin, TX
Building support for snap incentive programming in texas
$48K
New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee · New Orleans, LA
Campaigning for process improvements and increased access to the disaster snap program
$40K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Food security
- Food
- Nonprofits
Project Locations
- DC
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